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答案】from【解析】考查介詞。句意:他意識到,考試中他大多數(shù)犯錯誤都因為他的緊張。根據(jù)句意可知,此處為固定短語arise from,意為“起因于,由......引起”。故填from。39. The course normally attracts about 100 students per year, of whom up__________half will be from abroad. 【答案】to【解析】考查固定短語。句意:該課程通常每年吸引約100名學生,其中多達一半來自國外。根據(jù)句意“多達”和空前的up可知,此處為固定短語up to,空處需填介詞to。故填to。40. Thus, the keyboard can determine people39。s identities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the puter it39。s connected to—regardless__________whether someone gets the password right. 【答案】of【解析】考查介詞/固定短語。句意:因此,這種鍵盤能夠確定人們的身份,進而確定他們是否應(yīng)該被授權(quán)進入連接的計算機——不管他們是否獲得了正確的密碼。根據(jù)句意及regardless可知,此處應(yīng)填入介詞of,構(gòu)成固定短語regardless of表示“不顧,不管”,故填of。41. It is up___________you to settle the prior misunderstanding between us. 【答案】to【解析】考查介詞/固定搭配。句意:由你來解決我們之間先前的誤會。由句意及it is up可知,此處應(yīng)填入介詞to,構(gòu)成固定搭配it is up to sb表示“取決于/依靠……”,故填to。42. I39。m afraid the other kids will laugh__________me because I don39。t understand. 【答案】at【解析】考查介詞/固定短語。句意:我怕別的孩子會因為我不懂而嘲笑我。由句意及l(fā)augh可知,此處為固定短語laugh at,表示“嘲笑”,故填at。43. He played a joke__________me by pretending he had lost the tickets. 【答案】on【解析】考查固定短語。句意:他假裝把票丟了,跟我開了個玩笑。根據(jù)固定短語“play a joke on ”可知,該空應(yīng)填on。故填on。44. Some understanding of grammar is fundamental________learning a language. 【答案】to【解析】考查介詞。句意:對語法的一些理解是學習一門語言的基礎(chǔ)。分析句子可知,設(shè)空處應(yīng)為介詞,后面接動名詞,意為“對……”,應(yīng)用介詞to。故填to。45. Kelly loved her husband_________spite of the fact that he sometimes drank too much. 【答案】in【解析】考查固定短語。句意:盡管他有時酗酒,凱利愛她的丈夫。根據(jù)句意及空后spite of可知,此處是介詞短語:in spite of“盡管”。故填in。三、語法填空1閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1 個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Different countries have wildly different forms of greeting.In the USA, when you pass by someone you know, a nod is acceptable, and you usually shake hands with someone you first meet. But in Latin countries, a firm handshake46. (consider) rude. In my home country, Mauritius, when people meet, they usually kiss each other 47. the cheeks. This is also mon in France, 48. the act is called faire la bise. However, this is not 49. universal rule.During my first week in the USA, I kissed every single girl I met. My friends had to tell me that that was inappropriate,50. (leave) me in great embarrassment. What is mon here, however, is for friends51. (hug) each other – something I was not used to. Hugs always make me 52. (frighten) because I don’t really like that. This may seem strange since even kissing 53. (stranger) is normal in my country. Now that I think about it, I hate cheekkissing as well.Wouldn’t it be 54. (enjoy) to have a greeting code that is 55. (wide) acceptable? I’m not saying we should start doing that, but we can surely do something to avoid misunderstanding.【答案】46. is considered47. on48. where49. a50. leaving51. to hug52. frightened53. strangers54. enjoyable55. widely【解析】本文是記敘文。作者通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷和例子講述了不同的國家有非常不同的問候方式。46. 考查時態(tài)語態(tài)。句中主語a firm handshake和動詞consider是被動關(guān)系,此處作謂語用被動語態(tài)。表示客觀事實,與上下文一致用一般現(xiàn)在時。故填is considered。47. 考查介詞。此處指親吻對方的臉頰,在臉上用介詞on。故填on。48. 考查定語從句。句中包含定語從句,先行詞是France,在定語從句中作地點狀語,用關(guān)系副詞where引導,故填where。49. 考查冠詞。句中rule是可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)形式,此處表示一種普遍的規(guī)律,universal開頭是輔音因素,故填a。50. 考查非謂語動詞。句中已有謂語動詞,此處用非謂語。前面句子與動詞leave是主動關(guān)系,用現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語,故填leaving。51. 考查動詞不定式。句中What is mon here是主語從句,此處強調(diào)具體的動作用不定式作表語。故填to hug。52. 考查形容詞。句意:擁抱總是讓我很害怕,因為我不喜歡擁抱。修飾人用ed結(jié)尾的形容詞,故填frightened。53. 考查名詞。stranger是單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞,此處表示泛指用復數(shù)形式,故填strangers。54. 考查形容詞。句意:有一個被廣泛接受的問候代碼不是很令人愉快嗎?此處表示“令人愉快的”用形容詞作表語,故填enjoyable。55. 考查副詞。修飾形容詞acceptable用副詞,指廣泛接受的,故填widely。2Red envelopes have played 56. important part in Chinese New Year for as long as anyone can remember. So what’s the story behind the red envelopes during Chinese New Year?One popular story 57. (date) back to the Qin Dynasty, when the elderly would thread coins onto a red string. This money 58. (call) yasui qian in Chinese, meaning “ money protecting oneself from evil spirits ” , and was believed to protect elder people from sickness and 59. (die). As the printing press became more mon, the yasui qian was replaced 60. red envelopes.Another legend tells of a village 61. a demon (惡魔)would terrorize children at night. It was believed that the demon would touch the children’s heads while they were asleep, 62. (cause) serious illness. From there, a theory emerged that when they prayed, the god would send eight fairies to protect the child. The fairies would disguise(偽裝) 63. (they) as eight coins and hide under the child’s pillow. When the demon got close, the coins would begin to shine very 64. (bright) , blinding the demon. Word began to spread and the villagers started giving red envelopes 65. (fill) with coins to each other to put under their pillows at night. As time passed, red envelopes became a way to bring good luck and prosperity to the receiver.【答案】56. an57. dates58. was called59. death60. with61. where62. causing63. themselves64. brightly65. filled【解析】這是一篇說明文。主要介紹了紅包的來歷。56. 考查冠詞。part是可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)形式,且important 的發(fā)音以元音音素開頭,play an important part in... 意為“在……中發(fā)揮重要作用”。故填an。57. 考查時態(tài)。date back to意為“始于(某時期),追溯到……年代”,根據(jù)上下文可知,該短語常用一般現(xiàn)在時,沒有被動語態(tài)和進行時。故填dates。58. 考查時態(tài)和語態(tài)。根據(jù)下文中的 “ and was believed o protect elder people ”可知,空處應(yīng)用一般過去時;This money和call之間是被動關(guān)系,故用被動語態(tài)。故填was called。59. 考查名詞。根據(jù)空前的名詞sickness和and可知,death與名詞sickness是并列的關(guān)系,應(yīng)填名詞形式。故填death。60. 考查介詞。此處為“replace A with B ”結(jié)構(gòu)的被動形式,意為“用B替換A”。故填with。61. 考查定語從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,空處引導定語從句,修飾先行詞 a village,它是表示地點的名詞,且定語從句中缺少地點狀語,所以要且關(guān)系副詞引導該從句,故填 where。62. 考查非謂語動詞。句意:人們相信惡魔會在孩子們睡著的時候摸他們的頭,結(jié)果引起嚴重的疾病。根椐語境可知,此處是表示順理成章的結(jié)果,應(yīng)用動詞ing形式作結(jié)果狀語。故填causing。63. 考查代詞。此處指仙女們把自己偽裝成八個硬幣。當主語和賓語是同一個人或物時,賓語要用其反身代詞作賓語。故填themselves。64. 考查副詞。根據(jù)空前的動詞shine和very可知,此處應(yīng)用副詞brightly修飾動詞shine。故填brightly。65. 考查非謂語動詞。red envelopes與fill之間為邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系,意思是“被裝滿了硬幣的信封”,所以應(yīng)用動詞ed形式作后置定語。故填filled。